Pilot Grant Recipients - Round #104 SOM I3 Research (2/2021)

6 awards funded, $775,000 total

  • Utilization of Multimodal Sensor Technology to Identify and Track Depression
    • Gari Clifford (Biomedical Informatics)
    • Robert Cotes (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
    • Mina Boazak (Duke University)
    • Ali Bahrami Rad (Biomedical Informatics)
  • Targeting the Achilles’ Heel of SARS Coronavirus 2
    • Joshy Jacob (Microbiology and Immunology)
    • Mehul Suthar (Pediatrics)
  • Early Detection of Laryngeal Cancer Using Machine Learning
    • Anthony Law (Otolaryngology) 
  • A Single-Cell Phenotypic Screening Platform to Uncover Myeloma CAR T-Cell Resistance Strategies
    • Adam Marcus (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
    • Lawrence Boise (Hematology and Medical Oncology)
  • Optogenetic Tissue Manufacturing Technology for In Vitro Cardiac Sinoatrial Node Modeling
    • Sung Jin Park (Biomedical Engineering)
    • Hee Cheol Cho (Pediatrics)
  • Gut Permeability as a Therapeutic Target for Cardiovascular Disease
    • W. Robert Taylor (Medicine)